People take them off for a variety of reasons. You'd have to ask every person individually.....

I had a set of nerf bars when I was YOUNGER on my 96 tacoma. I started offroading with my truck and WHAM - got high centered, bent the livin shit outta the nerfs. Sooo, I took them off and got some rock sliders. I must admit, the nerfs did take a lot of offroad abuse before they caved in. As I always say....you're better off having 'something' there or else your rocker panels are taking the abuse.

I'm OLD now....and I have running boards on my 07. I don't offroad and I bought them to help protect my truck from door dings & I use them as a step to reach my windows.

But if you ever plan on offroading - I highly recommend taking them off and getting rock sliders. I've seen a lot of people go offroad and rip their nerfs/running boards off.

If you don't go offroad....perhaps they just don't like the way they look and want to change?

I've just seen too many 60-75 year olds with stupid F-150s and running boards or nerf bars because otherwise they wouldnt be able to climb into the truck (when the obviously don't use the truck at all and just want it for the image).

I've just seen too many 60-75 year olds with stupid F-150s and running boards or nerf bars because otherwise they wouldnt be able to climb into the truck (when the obviously don't use the truck at all and just want it for the image).

Just a little bit of a sore spot for me.

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It has nothing to do with age. My faince and our kids have a little trouble getting in the truck without some sort of step. Especially if she is wearing a skirt.

I've just seen too many 60-75 year olds with stupid F-150s and running boards or nerf bars because otherwise they wouldnt be able to climb into the truck (when the obviously don't use the truck at all and just want it for the image).

Just a little bit of a sore spot for me.

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Just messin with ya!!

I think when people get their first pickup truck - they rush to their local accessories place and load up on the typical mods. Nothing wrong with that. It's human nature to *personalize* your truck & cars.

When I'm 75 years old, I'll consider it damn good If I can still climb up into an F150 sized truck even with the help of nerf bars. My mother-in-law who's 75 & 5' tall frail & skinny little body has trouble getting into my truck - she can't get in it by herself.

I would tend to believe - when you get that age, you desperately try to hold onto your youth by forcing yourself to climb into big trucks because YOU STILL CAN.

Yeah, I'll be 47 in a few weeks. So when I'm "really" old and can't walk or drive my truck, I'll have a highly modded, 2 stroke engine on my wheel chair. When that day comes, I'll finaly eat my Taco.......